Listings
: BRIGHT AND EARLY
Gramophone records: The Weather
Forecast for land areas: BBC REVUE ORCHESTRA
(Leader. Antony Gilbert )Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Contributors
Leader:
Antony
Gilbert
Conductor:
Harry
Rabinowitz
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas: FOR THE SCHOOLS
HOW THINGS BEGAN. 8-Dating the Rocks. Material compiled by Richard Palmer ; dramatic presentation by Honor Wyatt.Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Palmer
Presentation By:
Honor
Wyatt.
: THE DAILY SERVICE
Love divine, all loves excelling (BBCH.B. 329)
New Every Morning, page 15
Psalm 33, vv. 13-21
St. John 12, w. 34-50
City of God, how broad and far (BBC
H.B. 173,
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
SINGING TOGETHER, by William Appleby11.20 THE WORLD OF WORK. Jobs using Artistic Ability: Gwen Hiscocks, Principal of Barrett Street Technical College, interviews young workers.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH. Dramatisation de la vieille chanson francaise: ' Le Roi Dagobert.' Texte d'Andree Duranton.
Contributors
Unknown:
William
Appleby
: Peter Sinclair's RECORD DATE
An invitation to the young at heart to share his choice of gramophone records: MIDDAY MUSIC-HALL
BBC Variety Orchestra(Leader, John Jezard )
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet with The Song Pedlars
Dolores Ventura
Pat Coombs and Irene Handl
Dorothy Squires
Jon Pertwee
Presented by Bill Worsley
Contributors
Leader:
John
Jezard
Conductor:
Paul
Fenoulhet
Unknown:
Dolores
Ventura
Unknown:
Pat
Coombs
Unknown:
Irene
Handl
Unknown:
Dorothy
Squires
Unknown:
Jon
Pertwee
Presented By:
Bill
Worsley
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas, followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: DESERT ISLAND DISCS
Spike Milligan(in a recorded programme) discusses with Roy Plomley the gramophone records he would choose to have with him if he were condemned to spend the rest of his life on a desert island
Produced by Monica Chapman
Contributors
Unknown:
Spike
Milligan
Unknown:
Roy
Plomley
Produced By:
Monica
Chapman
: FOR THE SCHOOLS
TEOrLE. PLACES, AND THINGS. John Philpot-Mayor of London: second in a series of broadcasts on medieval London. Script by R. J. White2.0 THE music Box, by Gordon Reynolds
2.10 Orchestral Concerts
BBC Northern Orchestra
(Leader, Reginald Stead )
Conducted by Stanford Robinson who also introduces the programme
2.30 THE JACKSONS. Decorating the Bedroom. Script by D. J. Saint .
2 60 PROSE AND VERSE READINGS. ' The Revenge' by Lord Tennyson
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Philpot-Mayor
Script By:
R. J.
White
Unknown:
Gordon
Reynolds
Leader:
Reginald
Stead
Conducted By:
Stanford
Robinson
Script By:
D. J.
Saint
Unknown:
Lord
Tennyson
: Orchestral Hour BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA
(Leader, Philip Whiteway )Conducted by Arwel Hughes
Joseph Weingarten (piano)
Contributors
Leader:
Philip
Whiteway
Conducted By:
Arwel
Hughes
Piano:
Joseph
Weingarten
: ' SIMPSON '
A life by Edward Sackville-WestThe fifth of twelve readings by Gladys Young edited for broadcasting by Mary Hope Allen
Contributors
Unknown:
Edward
Sackville-West
Unknown:
Gladys
Young
Broadcasting By:
Mary Hope
Allen
: SIDNEY SAX
and the Voices of StringsThirty minutes of music for every taste
: CHILDREN'S HOUR
* Brogeen and the Princess of Sheen by Patricia LynchAdapted by Charles Witherspoon as a serial dialogue story in six episodes
6—' The Princess Chooses '
Produced by Cicely Mathews
5.30 Now Showing in London
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 The week's programmes
Contributors
Unknown:
Patricia
Lynch
Adapted By:
Charles
Witherspoon
Produced By:
Cicely
Mathews
Review By:
Eric
Gillett
Brogeen:
H J
Blaney
Liam Og:
Ernest
Tyack
Trud:
Charles
Witherspoon
Keeper of the Door:
Charles
Owens
Princess Sheevaun:
Maureen
Cleland
Mrs Geraghty:
Nita
Hardie
Tim Cadogan:
Jack
Gavin
Bus Driver:
James
McCullough
Bus Conductor:
Norman
Henry
Woman Passenger:
Barbara
Adair
Man Passenger:
John
Reid
Shop Woman:
Mary
Diver
Mrs Cadogan:
Ann
Chance
Narrator:
Kathleen
O'Donnell
: The Weather
Forecast for land areas. followed by a detailed forecast for the South-East region: TOWN AND COUNTRY
A programme for listeners in the South-East of England6.15 Local news
6.25 Today's sport
6.30 Reports and comments
: JOHNNY'S JAUNT
With his friends, George and Leslie, Johnny Morris recently explored the River Thames from its source in Gloucestershire towards the seaHe sent his fifth account from somewhere near Richmond
: Alec Robertson introduces MUSIC TO REMEMBER
BBC Northern Orchestra(Leader. Reginald Stead )
Conducted by Gordon Thorne
Helen Watts (contralto)
Francis Jackson (organ)
Charles Spinks
(harpsichord continuo)
Handel
Overture: Alcina
Aria: Ombra mai fu (Xerxes)
Organ Concerto No. 13, in F (Cuckoo and Nightingale)
Arias:
But hark the heavenly sphere turns round (Semele)
Spring (Otho)
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Before an invited audience in the Town Hall, Manchester
Contributors
Leader:
Reginald
Stead
Conducted By:
Gordon
Thorne
Contralto:
Helen
Watts
Contralto:
Francis
Jackson
Harpsichord:
Charles
Spinks
: OUR PRESENT DISCONTENTS
Are these, as Burke believed, * The common disposition of the greatest part of mankind' or is the future of the British people really in the balance?Talk by Asa Briggs
Professor of Modern History in the University of Leeds
Professor Briggs reflects on some of the issues discussed in the recent series, and defines his answer to the question raised by Burke.
Contributors
Talk By:
Asa
Briggs
: Ted Ray and June Whitfield in THE SPICE OF LIFE
A carefree mixture with Deryck Guyler , Gene CrowleyTherese Burton and including:
At the Launderette
A radio strip cartoon
The Voice of Romance
Leslie A. Hutchinson (' Hutch
For the Record
A new singing discovery in search of a hit disc
The Ted Ray Repertory Company in items from their repertoire
Do You Know Your Music?
Quiz-Master: Antony Hopkins
1-2-3-4-Five in Harmony
The Coronets
Many Questions
Topics of the day aggravated by the panel of experts
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Script by Gene Crowley Produced by Roy Speer
.
Contributors
Unknown:
Deryck
Guyler
Unknown:
Gene
Crowley
Unknown:
Therese
Burton
Unknown:
Leslie A.
Hutchinson
Conductor:
Harry
Rabinowitz
Script By:
Gene
Crowley
Produced By:
Roy
Speer
: The Little Beggars
A Tuppenny-Halfpenny Opera by Caryl Brahms and Ned SherrinMusic arranged, composed, and conducted by Max Saunders
Main characters in order of speaking:
Other parts played by John Bull, Daphne Goddard, David Hannaford, Michael Maguire, Peter Muscant, Peter Stevens and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
A section of the Hendon County Grammar School Boys Choir
(Choirmaster, Charles Weston)
The action takes place in the East End of London in 1956
Produced by Charles Lefeaux
Contributors
Unknown:
Caryl
Brahms
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Conducted By:
Max
Saunders
Played By:
John
Bull.
Played By:
Daphne
Goddard
Unknown:
David
Hannaford.
Unknown:
Michael
Maguire
Unknown:
Peter
Muscant
Unknown:
Peter
Stevens
Unknown:
Hendon
County
Choirmaster:
Charles
Weston
Produced By:
Charles
Lefeaux
Mrs Heath:
Marjorie
Westbury
Jock:
Moultrie R
Kelsail(sung By Ian Blair)
Geordie:
Ewan
McColl
Mack Heath:
Alec
McCowen (sung By Andrew Gold)
Lucy Lockett:
Sandra
Alfred
Mr Grundy:
Arthur
Ridley
Polly Peachum:
Jacqueline
Wall (sung By Marilyn Baker)
Angel Face:
David
Hemmings
Danny:
Danny
Green(sung By Geoffrey Coleby)
Miss Pestridd:
Madeleine
Christie
Inspector:
Brian
Wilde
: ROBERT CASADESUS
(piano)Valses nobles et sentimentales (Ravel) on gramophone records
: News Summary
followed by late weather forecast for land areas: MARKET TRENDS
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